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Softpedia reports that Microsoft has issued a warning for all gamers looking to illegally download a free copy of StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty: Fake files associated with pirated copies of the game contain malware.

These infected files come from various sources, including BitTorrent trackers and warez Web sites serving as vessels for malicious code. The malware includes Worm:Win32/Rebhip.A, a keystroke-logging worm capable of stealing sensitive information from your computer.

Errol Pierre-Louis is an editorial intern at PC Magazine, also writing for the Gearlog and TechnoRide Web sites. Pierre-Louis is a senior at Georgetown University majoring in English. He has been a staff writer for the Georgetown Voice as well as a contributor to Georgetown's The Fire This Time.
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